mired
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Mired in a manufacturing recession, an eventual policy shift came not as much by choice as by necessity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Mired in a consumption economy, 72% of respondents in the YouGov/MarketWatch survey said they would be happier if they saved or invested more money.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
Mired in mid-table in La Liga after losing to Basque rivals Real Sociedad last weekend, injury-hit Bilbao were toothless without brothers Inaki and Nico Williams.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
Mired in legal and financial problems, 777 were unable to satisfy the Premier League over its owners' and directors' test.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
Mired in low-level tasks, Elizebeth must have longed to do something more to help win the war—especially since her own children were headed into harm’s way.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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